Hearts boss Craig Levein insists he is feeling no added semi-final pressure following last weekend's defeat to Hibernian.

The Jambos boss was barracked by some disgruntled fans at Tynecastle in the wake of Saturday's 2-1 derby loss, a result that moved the visitors above the home side in the Ladbrokes Premiership and made it one win in four for the Gorgie outfit.

However, ahead of the Scottish Cup last-four encounter against Championship side Inverness at Hampden Park on Saturday, Levein said: "The cup semi-final in itself is something I am very much looking forward to.

"Of course we would have loved to have won the game going into this match, but I don't think it will have any bearing on this particular match and I don't feel under any more pressure than I put myself under because we lost on Saturday.

Daryl Horgan celebrates his goal to make it 2-1 (Image: SNS Group)

"There is always part of you that wants to make up for that as quickly as possible, so I am looking forward to it.

"You can always tell in the week leading up to a big match, the players get a little bit excitable, so we will just try to keep their feet on the ground over the next couple of days."

Indeed, the former Scotland boss is happy to have the expectancy of victory over the Highlanders, which would set up a final clash with either Aberdeen or Celtic.